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Shown in 1942 is a well kempt McClellan Mall at McClellan Field. The large and distant structure is the base's Headquarters Building One. The scene is captured from the VIP Gate, or Gate Two, on Watt Avenue. Opening in Fall 1939, and prior to taking on its formal title, several other monikers were thrown about, including Ben Ali Air Depot, Pacific Air Depot, Rio Linda Air Depot. After settling on the early title of Sacramento Air Depot, the base, on December 1, 1939, took on the name of Major Hezekiah McClellan, who died in a crash on May 25, 1936, at Centerville, Ohio.
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